Controlled Substances Act (CSA) - Medical Marijuana ProCon.org

(4)
the Attorney General that he initiate proceedings for
scheduling the drug or substance pursuant to
subsections (a) and (b) of this section, to apply such
additional controls;
(ii) request the Secretary of State to transmit a notice
of qualified acceptance, within the period specified in
the Convention, pursuant to paragraph 7 of article 2 of
the Convention, to the Secretary-General of the United
Nations;
(iii) request the Secretary of State to transmit a notice
of qualified acceptance as prescribed in clause (ii) and
request the Secretary of State to ask for a review by
the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations,
in accordance with paragraph 8 of article 2 of the
Convention, of the scheduling decision; or
(iv) in the case of a schedule notice, request the
Secretary of State to take appropriate action under the
Convention to initiate proceedings to remove the drug
or substance from the schedules under the Convention
or to transfer the drug or substance to a schedule
under the Convention different from the one specified
in the schedule notice.
(A) If the Attorney General determines, after consultation
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, that
proceedings initiated under recommendations made under
paragraph (FOOTNOTE 1)
(B) or (C)(i) of paragraph (3) will not be completed within
the time period required by paragraph 7 of article 2 of the
Convention, the Attorney General, after consultation with
the Secretary and after providing interested persons
opportunity to submit comments respecting the
requirements of the temporary order to be issued under
this sentence, shall issue a temporary order controlling the
drug or substance under schedule IV or V, whichever is
most appropriate to carry out the minimum United States
obligations under paragraph 7 of article 2 of the
Convention. As a part of such order, the Attorney General
shall, after consultation with the Secretary, except such
drug or substance from the application of any provision of
part C of this subchapter which he finds is not required to